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Thunderstorms will continue to sweep across the Texas Panhandle on Thursday morning and motorists should be cautious around flood-prone roads during the morning commute, the National Weather Service in Amarillo said.

Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue to move across the region through 9 a.m., the weather service said. These storms will be capable of producing brief periods of heavy rain and occasional lightning.

Widespread accumulations will generally be less than a half-inch, but isolated accumulations of about 1 inch are possible in areas hit by stronger thunderstorms, the weather service said.

Motorists should use caution on roads that are prone to flooding and near low water crossings, the weather service said.

Overnight, the weather service received reports of flooding in Timbercreek Canyon and on Western Street between Sundown and Mack roads, weather service meteorologist Chris Morris said. Flooding was also reported in Palo Duro Canyon. Park Rangers closed water crossings 4 and 5 during the thunderstorms, Morris said. The weather service said Texas Department of Transportation workers were clearing the crossing Thursday morning.

The city officially received .74 of an inch of rain overnight, Morris said. Palo Duro Canyon received .90 of an inch of rain, he said.

The chance of rain Thursday across the region is 60 percent, the weather service said. Thunderstorms are expected to redevelop this afternoon.

“We should have a really good shot of another round of rain really all across the area,” Morris said.

Clouds will stick around all day, and high temperatures are expected near 90 degrees.